In an earlier blog post FHIR R4 at Firely, my colleague Ardon outlined our product roadmap for 2019. In this post, we will explore the changes that FHIR R4 introduces in the profiling and conformance layer and how this affects Forge, the… Continue reading →

Packaging was the topic of the day during the recent HL7 FHIR WGM in Baltimore. With the “Baltimore Release” of our product suite, we have laid the foundation for versioning in FHIR – and much more. Here are the highlights:… Continue reading →

The top tech companies are now in FHIR. Remember the statement by Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce at the US Government meeting in Washington DC this August? As well as that, Microsoft, Google and Philips sponsoring FHIR DevDays… Continue reading →

For the last year the FHIR core team and the Simplifier team have been working on FHIR packages to solve two big problems: distribution and versioning of your data contracts: profiles, valuesets, code systems, profile extensions, and data types. Last week we… Continue reading →

Data analysis in healthcare is often about large volumes of data. The current FHIR API works excellent for retrieving small amounts of data, but for retrieving larger volumes of data it can be inefficient. The main reason for this is… Continue reading →

You have built the greatest healthcare app and a company around it. The app runs on Android and iOS and has that amazing UI that’s rare in healthcare. You also have a stable fanbase of users, telling you they love… Continue reading →

Starting today, Simplifier’s free plan now includes an Implementation Guide (IG) – so let’s dive into how it works! You’re starting out on your new FHIR project, you’ve got your business requirements ready, and you’ve fired up Forge to craft… Continue reading →

TL;DR We added support for a couple of terminology operations to Vonk. CodeSystems and ValueSets FHIR is very particular about specifying which codes you are allowed to use when exchanging data. The validator from the FHIR .NET API is also… Continue reading →

FHIR is all about data. That is so obvious that we tend to forget. FHIR is riding the wave of data now being the world’s most valuable resource. In terms of the oil industry: FHIR is the common technology to… Continue reading →